The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-04-20

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New YoRK, April 2O.-It is ofteneI
told how New Workers conceive move
means Of making money than they sue
coed with them. A talented girl whom
know decided that if she could not be
come preacher she at least could make
money by writing sermons. She opened
bureau in quiet way for supplying
diseourses to ministers who had need OF
such help.
"Idon't mind talking about the scheme, -
she said, buoyantly. 1t occurred to me
that it must be an awful task for some of
the ministers to write sermons. knew
few personally who were not overbur-
dened with ideas and couldn't write any
thing worth reading in the way of love-
letters, and didn't believe their ordina-
ton had increased their capacities Then,
of course, thought, there must be some
overworked ministers who really have not
the time to prepare their sermons care
fully, and would be glad to get little re-
| lief. / had heard some Of my friends
preach, and l will not deny that COM
| passion for their congregations had some
weight in determining my course. II
struck me that might make a pretty good
thing for myself, besides relieving pastors
and flocks of much mental distress, by
writing sermons to order. have con-
siderable facility in writing, good gen.
eral knowledge of creeds and doctrines
and no prejudices of UNCONVENTIONAL
nature. offered to furnish duplicate
sermons at low rate, taking care not to
send the same ser on to ministers in the
same town or dist ct, and get up text,
subject and all myself. You will be sur
prised if tell you how many preachers
accepted my proposition"
She did not tell me. Not one customer
did she obtain. But she demonstrated
the fact that curiously impracticable
ways of making money are devised and
tried in New York.
Sauntering venturesomely in the Bow
cry, saw red flag and heard the gable
of an auctioneer Like woman born,
stepped in to see what bargains were
to behad. The place was dark dingy
store. A placard intimated that disas-
trous bankruptcy had overtaken O fancy
goods merchant, that pitiless creditors
had seized the stock, and that everything
must be sold by four or eight o'clock that
afternoon. HE was friend of mine,'
said a handsome, well-dressed woman,
half to me and half in soliloquy, land
did all could to help him out of his
trouble; but it couldn't be done. My,
my, look at that" l did look. The
auctioneer had just knocked down a
dozen fine stockings for 81 so, or had
pretended to do so. Eight men and
women were employed In this swindle.
One was licensed auctioneer, one was
cashier, behind fenced desk, one was
the handler of the goods, and the rest
were stool-pigeons, of whom the chief
was the good-looking woman whose re-
marks l have quoted. She took me in
She said that she didn't know why she
should hesitate to profit by her friends
misfortune, so long as the goods were
bound to be sacrificed anyhow. She crit
ically examined lot, consisting of twelve
boxes, and they were knocked down to
her at g. She took So from big roll
and got the change from the cashier
! for S25 said she: well. THAT'S a BARGAIN.
The trick was old in principle, and |
recognized It at a glance. If / had bid
So, and handed the money to the cashier,
he would have asked me IL / only wanted
a single pair.
~ bought the whole dozen.o l would
saw.
IAnd YOU can have them at 80 a pair"
would be the reply.
Remonstrance would be useless. The
auctioneer had not said that he was sell
inc by the lot. and the understanding
was no fault of his. They were not such
fools as to sell that sort Of silk hosiery
Mt AZ ner dozen. I ought to be com
pelied 10 take the dozen for $24, but they
wouldn't do anything so unpleasant.
Return INV 40 that would be ridiculous.
Thus. could take the one pair or moth
inc The idea of the hard worlG and
FL, s,,ali ,,rosts 30 ewindl;ng came
into oa NV head and said to the handsome